Let there be carnage heads until the first weekend of October – deadline

It was Hollywood’s worst-kept secret that Sony had to evacuate Venom: let there be carnage from its October 15 release date, but after Disney / Marvel’s massive $ 90 million Labor Day weekend hit Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings, the Culver City batch decided to go earlier with their own Marvel sequel to October 1st.

Venom: let there be carnage will project in 3D, PLF and take over all Imax screens. Tickets go on sale Wednesday.

This comes back Venom to its home ground in early October, the first film of 2018 setting a national opening record for the month with $ 80.2 million before Warner Bros’ Joker pushed the Marvel photo to No.2 for October a year later with $ 96.2 million. I’ve heard that tracking among men is really hot for Venom 2, and Sony has every reason in the world to keep it in 2021 rather than pushing the Andy Serkis-led photo back to January 22 (which was the rumor).

Had Venom 2 stayed on October 15, it would’ve been in a fierce franchise fight with Universal / Blumhouse / Miramax’s Halloween kills. This film’s first still in 2018 posted the second-best domestic premiere in October around the time after Venom with $ 76.2 million; Halloween now ranking third overall among the national openings at the October BO

Everything in the first Venom made $ 850 million WW.

With Venom 2switching to the first weekend of October, the month remains intact as a hotbed of blockbusters.

Originally, Sony had Hotel Transylvania 4 the first weekend of October, but opted to sell it to Amazon for $ 100 million, given the expected family public unease (which rose to 12% for Shang-Chi last weekend and should be released in the coming weeks; just see how Jungle cruise held). Also Hotel Transylvania 4 was against MGM / United Artists Releasing Addams Family 2 on October 1, and two great family photos on the market were sure to cancel each other out. Venom 2 vs. Addams Family 2 is a fair combat demo, however, the latter chose to move to theaters and PVOD on a date and date. Also opening on October 1st is New Line’s Soprano prequel The Many Saints of Newark which will also be day and date on HBO Max.

The rest of the big October releases are from MGM / UAR No time to die October 8, Halloween kills On October 15, Warner Bros./Legendary/HBO Max receives critical acclaim Dune October 22 and Focus Features’ Edgar Wright Movie Last night in Soho October 29.